Ghosts are the ultimate In-Between

Last nights Critical Reading Group about the In-Between sparked an interesting conversation about Ghosts. Andrew Dearman shared with us some images of 18th Century sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, who's descent into madness led him to make a series of busts that reflected his relationship with the ghosts that surrounded him. 

Describing Messerschmidts practice, Friedrich Nicolai wrote "he pinched himself and observed his grimaces in a mirror and believed to have achieved the most admirable results in gaining mastery over the spirits." 

Andrew passed on a link to an article The Heads of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt which goes in to some details about Messerschmidt's practice.